CORRELATION ANALYSIS OF FEATURES WHICH CHARACTERIZE YIELD AND PRODUCT QUALITY OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALLIUM GENUS (RHIZIRIDEUM SUBGENUS, RHIZIRIDEUM G. DON EX KOCH SECTION)
Eight samples of representatives of Allium L. genus from Rhizirideum subgenus, Rhizirideum G. Don ex Koch section were studied in the conditions of the Moscow region. The presented study is planned to determine the correlation between various traits that contribute to yield increase and accumulation of biologically active compounds in leaves. Morphological characteristics (plant height, number of leaves per plant, number of shoots per plant, leaf length, leaf width and total leaf yield) and biochemical parameters (dry matter, nitrates, ascorbic acid, mono sugars, chlorophyll, carotene, flavanoids, hydroxycinnamic acids) were analyzed. Research on introduction and mobilization of genetic resources, preservation and sustention of genetic collection of representatives of Allium L. genus were carried out within the framework of the State Assignment. Dispersion analysis showed significant differences among the tested genotypes for all the studied parameters, namely phenotypic, biochemical and yield traits. The relation between the parameters was assessed using Pearson coefficient. A positive close connection was revealed between the plant height and leaf length (0.792), plant height and flavonoids (0.744), the number of shoots and the number of leaves (0.818), dry matter and nitrates (0.903), mono sugars and ascorbic acid (0.739), mono sugars and hydroxycinnamic acids (0.700), mono sugars and flavonoids (0.704), ascorbic acid and hydroxycinnamic acids (0.964), ascorbic acid and flavonoids (0.937), hydroxycinnamic acids and flavonoids (0.987). A negative close connection was noted between the height and number of shoots (-0.757), plant height and chlorophyll (-0.814), number of shoots and leaf length (-0.951), number of leaves and leaf length (-0.717), dry matter and mono sugars (-0.804 ), nitrates and mono sugars (-0.887). The revealed patterns are of interest for constructing a model of varieties and selection usage.